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Such a beautiful green. ♪ ♪ [indistinct chatter] poncianos hardworking family have gathered for breakfast. and the star of the meal is, of course, their beautiful corn. its so good. im so hungry. [gasps] wow. oh, my god. - sí. i love everything has lemon in mexico, even vegetable soup. its wonderful eating this delicious simple food with the family who grew it on their land, just like their ancient ancestors did for thousands of years. i know corn is important to mexico, but i never knew it...

The squash flowers. such a beautiful green. ♪ ♪ [indistinct chatter] poncianos hardworking family have gathered for breakfast. and the star of the meal is, of course, their beautiful corn. its so good. im so hungry. [gasps] wow. oh, my god. - sí. i love everything has lemon in mexico, even vegetable soup. its wonderful eating this delicious simple food with the family who grew it on their land, just like their ancient ancestors did for thousands of years. i know corn is important to mexico,...

That was a fun surprise. and we would have to fill all of these baskets, and we would go sell the corn, just the yellow ones. sell it on the side of the road. - sí. [laughter] - unfortunately, ponciano takes me up on the offer. oh, my god! now ive got to keep up with the hard-core 82-year-old as we clean the corn. oh, yeah. this is a great workout. [chuckles] ♪ ♪ ¿ya está? ive sure worked up an appetite. and as luck would have it, poncianos wife, antonia, is making a traditional zapotec f...

Pinto. - sí. - have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn? the range of colors comes from growing crops at different altitudes and varying amounts of sunlight exposure. the darker heritage corns are often sweeter and more herbal than the yellow ones. so are these disappearing? because all we ever see in the supermarkets is yellow. - mm. mm-hmm. - mm-hmm. tannins, yeah. - ¿sí? - sí. this was me when i was little, yall. my dad would have me and my sisters peeling the corn.

In this bewitching place, culinary wonders are conjured. theres a lot of exciting chefs coming out of this region. and oaxaca is now a mecca for food lovers in the know. so good. the gastronomic wizards here... wow. can summon so many of mexicos most iconic ingredients. have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn? its the original string cheese. im eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. im exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and...

Raúl Labrador

- these tamales are filled with a maya corn sauce before adding tomatoes and shredded chicken. mmm. - [laughs] - ¿sí? yeah! - uh-huh. [laughter] being maya tamales, theres only one way to cook them. - im starting to appreciate just how much cooking underground matters to the maya. it represents the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. - [speaking spanish] - [speaking mayan]

- sí. - have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn? the range of colors comes from growing crops at different altitudes and varying amounts of sunlight exposure. the darker heritage corns are often sweeter and more herbal than the yellow ones. so are these disappearing? because all we ever see in the supermarkets is yellow. - mm. mm-hmm. - mm-hmm. tannins, yeah. - ¿sí? - sí. this was me when i was little, yall. my dad would have me and my sisters peeling the corn. thered be worms inside somet...

White corn. a lot of the farmers arent planting the other types of corn. and so when you dont plant it, you know those species start to die. and so theres a lot of farmers there that are trying to keep these other, um, corns alive. so you know what hockey has a big drug war of tradition. and modernizing for tourists who are coming right and so, but its a beautiful tug of war because in that is creates this, you know, amazing food scene and so you have all of these amazing restaurants, an amazing...

Thered be worms inside sometimes. that was a fun surprise. and we would have to fill all of these baskets, and we would go sell the corn, just the yellow ones. sell it on the side of the road. - sí. [laughter] - unfortunately, ponciano takes me up on the offer. oh, my god! now ive got to keep up with the hard-core 82-year-old as we clean the corn. oh, yeah. this is a great workout. [chuckles] ♪ ♪ ¿ya está? ive sure worked up an appetite. and as luck would have it, poncianos wife, antonia,...